Long periods of peace and quiet favor certain optical illusions. Among them is the assumption that the invulnerability of the home is founded upon the Constitution and safe-guarded by it. In reality, it rests upon the father of the family who, accompanied by his sons, appears with an ax on the threshold of his dwelling. -- Ernst Junger

Most police departments are, from what I can find out, very well armed these days. Some of them even have their own armor (finding it "intoxicating", according to the link). They generally have good training and intelligence. Thanks to Homeland Security and asset forfeiture (plus the ability to tax), they have plenty of money to buy stuff. Many if not most PDs allow officers to carry their duty weapons home, often including their "tactical rifles".

So how bad do thecops think it is when they personally start stocking up on guns and ammo? Do you think there may be a message there for us civilians?

Helpful tip for any police officers reading--don't forget food. Three to six months worth, minimum. Water to last 2 weeks, plus ways to pruify more. Medical supplies. Multiple sources of heat, light and communication.

Thursday, July 02, 2009

Ho. Ly. Moses. I feel like I just took a punch in the gut. Dr. Manning is a powerful speaker (in the tradition of other black ministers I've had the opportunity to hear speak), and his message both resonates with and scares the hell out of me. Resonates because he speaks the truth, and scares me because it's a frightening truth.

While I pray it doesn't happen, revolution may well come to our country. I can't tell you some of the things I've heard, because they were spoken in confidence, but there are men and groups of men out there who are prepared and simply waiting. Waiting for the signal, which will come from our Federal Government itself, that it's once again time to water the Tree of Liberty.

I can't recall a time that I've ever heard such talk. Not even during the darkest days of the Clinton presidency did people actually talk about a revolution. It's done quietly now, between neighbors and friends of long standing. But what one man says aloud, ten more think silently. All it will take is...something. Something that none of us can see--perhaps something that would, under ordinary circumstances, be inconsequential. But our circumstances are increasingly extraordinary, and the trigger event could come any day (or hopefully, never).

I'm going to reflect on this and other things I have heard, and discuss the matter with those I trust. I urge you to do the same. Time may or may not be short, but I think that stepping up the activities that will allow you to survive and persevere during any sort of extended crisis are advisable at this point in time. I'll be placing some orders soon. If nothing else, I may as well spend some of this fiat currency we're saddled with while it's still worth more than toilet paper.

Of course, the crowd that believes in this have their fingers in their ears and are singing nursery rhymes at the top of their lungs and will never hear. More's the pity for us, because we're going to feel the effects of The Obama's tilting at non-existent windmills climate change initiatives far more than the climate will. perhaps we should start changing our light bulbs out now.

You know, I'd love to find out what oath the Honduran military swears when they join. You don't suppose is has anything akin to "...I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same..."?

Yes, I know the next part is about obeying the order of the President. But the Constitution is listed first in the oath, and for a reason--as a military enlistee, that's where you first loyalty lies. I suspect the Honduran military swears a similar oath (though I can't prove it) and has went through a similar thought process recently.

While I'm not sure they've got the nomenclature correct (I've always seen it as the Ho 229), the plane was intended to be a "miracle weapon" that would allow Nazi Germany to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat. Decades ahead of it's time, the last remaining plane stagnates in the possession of the National Air & Space Museum.

I find it interesting that so many of the experts just can't bring themselves to admit that maybe "stealth" wasn't a "modern" invention. Why, no one could have done it before our advanced technology....